U.S. mills produced an estimated 1,923k tons at an 82.5 percent utilization rate, according to Majestic Steel. This is up from 1,898k tons and an 82.0 percent rate previously.

U. S. Steel earns 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual scorecard addressing LGBTQ workplace equality.

The company finished the year with an OSHA “Days Away” rate of 0.10, which is seven times better that the industry average reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

U.S. mills produced an estimated 1,876k tons at an 81.1 percent utilization rate, up from 1,866k tons and an 80.7 percent rate previously. 

Weeks have passed since President Trump's initial threat to impose steel tariffs on steel from Argentina and Brazil. It seems he has backed down from the threat. 

Meantime, global steel production declined for the third consecutive month on a year-over-year basis.

“AK Steel is pleased and honored to be named to Newsweek’s 2020 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies,” says AK Steel Chief Executive Officer Roger Newport.  

On Monday, President Trump announced plans to restore tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina. The announcement caught everyone by surprise raises many questions. 

On Monday, President Trump announced plans to restore tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina.

The deal represents a 16 percent premium to yesterday's closing price of $2.89 for AKS.